Lavishing a slice of the winnings from a television quiz show on sponsoring a sparsely attended FA Cup third-round replay may not seem the smartest of investments, but the group of Millwall fans who spent some of their £1,000 winnings from victory on the BBC’s Eggheads at least got value for money last night.

A drought finished in a flood of goals, a hat-trick for Darius Henderson and, in Harry Kane, the chance to witness a rising star. All for a fee of £70.

Kenny Jackett’s team did not require much mental strain to ease past Dagenham & Redbridge, toiling in 22nd place in npower League Two, at the second attempt, to set up a fourth-round tie at home to Southampton, so glaring was the…